, 1887-06-02

| big as n washbourd, and two inches thick
were placed at an angle of about forty-hv
degrees, being propped up by sticks place.
behind them. These planks were of hickory
freshly sawed and scrupulously clean, IL
the front of each plank was nailed with irol
nails three or four big fiat fish, each of whcI
had been cleaned and spread ont upon TIN
board with the skin Of the fish down. Tn
heat Of the fire was very great and the hick
ory planks absorbed It,. The shad was thu
cooked from both sides, and II had the favo
of the fresh wood, which, added to that o
the open air, made IT delicious.
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Ihad a chat with j. .. A. Ward while h,
was here attending the unveiling Of his statu,
Of Garfield. The sculptor is straight, wei
built, business like looking man Of 10, witt
light, sandy hair, and a full, short, reddish
beard, into which the silver threads are fast
creeping He talks in a business like man
ner, wears eye glasses, and has nothing Of the
| Bohemian about him. He is one of the sue
cessful American sculptors of to-day Borr
| in Ohio he early turned his attention to art
and he was already sculptor when Garfield
was a member Of the state senate of Ohio
He told me OF n curious incident In connec
tion with his first meeting OF Garfield. Ii
| occurred in Governor Dennison's office
Ward was talking to the governor when a
blonde young man with Saxon features Ell.
tered. and Governor DnnniSon ir.roduced
! him to Ward as Senator Garfield. In Denni-
| sons happy way he said:
"Mr Garfield, you are rising young
statesman, and Ward is rising young scup.
tor; present you TO each other, and it may
he that when you, Garfield, have won your
aurels aud become famous, you may call
upon Ward, who will by this time have made
his reputation, to embody you in marble or
IN bronze"
The years passed on. Both went their
ways and both turned out as Dennison pre-.
lictcd Garfield became president of the
United States and Ward makes his most
noted statue. M#4
Mr.. Ward knew Garfield somewhat in after
years, and he tells me that Garfield had an
extraordinary knowledge and appreciation OF
art. He described Il conversation which he
had held with Garfield during the ceebra.
tion of the unveiling OF Wards statue of
Cen, Thomas. In this conversation Garfield
thoroughly appreciated the symbolic I'm art
aud said he thought it an impossibility tc
make really great statue of a man witt
the use of modern clothes. The figures abou,
the base of Wards statue are symbolic, and
in the faces Of the student, the soldier. an,
the statesman there has been no attempt to
reproduce Garfield. They merely stand fol
the phuSes of his life aud character whicl
they represent. They are wonderful crca
tlols and they VIII long form the chief feat
ureS OF the statunry art of the capital city.
4"t
asked Ward for the story of this stain,
He replied: II was given the commission ful
It in 1850 ut Cincinnati, GEN Corbin called
upon me, and tpli me thar the Army of tin
Cumberland hni collected $50. .OJU for a sta,u,
of Garfield, and they wanted me to take III.
commission for IL. ] replied that the amouuf
was too much for an ordinary statue, anr'
that would like to take some time TO thinl.
about IT, | did think about it, and the result
was the present statue. IL was much NOR.
elaborate than that which Gen. Curhiu aud
the committee had expected, ami found tlmt
1t wouN cost about 't1,cOO. | called ultou
them and told them that ii they would add
$4,000 to the SjJ,0O0 already raised | could
make 1t. They were pleased vita the idea
Iney at once raised toe money. md accented
!t. The statue was cast in New York"
Can our bronze fouudries do rs good work
~, thnse Of EuroI-;"
Every bit a. good. America il rapidly
Growing In artistic taste and artistic work.
manshtp, nnd the Americans have a wonder
| ful power Of adaptability. We bring foreign
hands into our art manufactures and the
Americans learn very rapidly from them."
Are you satisfied with the growth OF art
taste in Americai"
Yes, il is wonderful. II suiIa,sses all til,
prophecies. When / came 10 New Yorl
| years ago, Mt the meetings OF our art clubs
n. Z. Willis, William Cullen Bryant snt
Others used to prophecy q great art develop
nent in the United States. We though
them rather visionary then, but the reality
1 Nl.A..,
| country this growth of art taste is going OH
The Centennial helped it, IL is being fosteIrS
| by the numbers of tourists who visit Europ
every year, and by the wealthy men VIII,
bring back works of art with them. Ameri
cans have, think, great latent ART tastes
! These develop rapidly upon cultivation, an,
| our average citizen soon gains very fai
| artistic Judgment
"How about the products of American
art''
1--WE are doing some very good work in
| lumber of different directions Bohemian
SIN is fast leaving the profession, and there
more money in art now than in the past n
| artist makes IA fortune, but many make goo
| livings. The branches of art work are widen
| ing, and there is an increased demand fo
skill in our pottcries, in our bronze foundries
| in the designing of papers and the other thing
| who cannot make n great success in tl
higher branches of art find AN opening here.
"Do you think America will ever have
! distinctive national art!'
"Ycs; have no doubt Of it, If | though
we would not | would not care to contluu
INV work six months. We are yet IN our il
fancy, but We ur growing very fast. Til
american Chara'tJT is an original one aud
Is full vi inventions. The patenJ Office show
this, A. we grow weu.prirr aud get out G
our hard working bread and butter wnys on
tjlStes will become more ht,,ay cultivate,
lud uftcr we have served an appreutire,hi
n the art schools of the world we VIII d,
yeiop >pn",uU,g of II national character.
uolt" >uulo time 10 see II national nouH"uy ,
yet Gt Washington, and 1t Iu&v toe That III
National museum j. the foundation OF thi
or the Cur'oran art gallery ~ .itt le dcvc
pDed Is the all al congress into Suur'h.ug ,
his kind FRANK g. CArp.SIEE
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